Turkmenistan
Military spending in Turkmenistan
Military spending in Turkmenistan: 1.8% of GDP in 1994 and 3.11% of GDP in 1999, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 1999
- 3.11% of GDP
- Since 1994
- +1.32 percentage points
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- The highest was 4.25% of GDP in 1997, the lowest 1.8% of GDP in 1994.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.11 |
| 1998 | 3.34 |
| 1997 | 4.25 |
| 1996 | 2.19 |
| 1995 | 2.32 |
| 1994 | 1.8 |
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
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- Military spending in US dollars$188M in 1999
- Military spending per person$25 in 1999
- Military share of state spending15% of government spending in 1999
- Armed forces personnel57,000 people in 2020
- National power0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers2.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports382 million TIV in 2021